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Garden Gate:  Gardens After a Rain & Into the Hot Summer  |
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17161 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17161 Posts |
 Posted - Jun 01 2024 : 5:30:38 PM
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We are still slow to bloom over here where I live.. but... I think in another 3weeks everything will start popping!! and then I will post pictures of my garden babies...
In the meantime I will have a glass of wine and enjoy all of your garden photos...
>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!
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StitchinWitch
True Blue Farmgirl
2240 Posts
Judith
Galt
CA
USA
2240 Posts |
Posted - Jun 01 2024 : 5:32:49 PM
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Connie -- what is the pretty light green plant on the corner?
Judith
7932 FGOTM 6/21
I'm old and I do wear purple |
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Killarney
True Blue Farmgirl
5069 Posts
Connie
Arlington
TN
USA
5069 Posts |
Posted - Jun 01 2024 : 5:35:55 PM
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Judith, that is Creeping Jenny! It's easy to grow, spreads fast! Easy to pull it up where you dont want it. I use it I my patio pots too.
Connie
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Killarney
True Blue Farmgirl
5069 Posts
Connie
Arlington
TN
USA
5069 Posts |
Posted - Jun 01 2024 : 5:37:09 PM
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Grace, I've seen some of your garden pictures from years past
.they are fabulous!
Connie |
Edited by - Killarney on Jun 01 2024 5:40:27 PM |
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StitchinWitch
True Blue Farmgirl
2240 Posts
Judith
Galt
CA
USA
2240 Posts |
Posted - Jun 01 2024 : 5:41:50 PM
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Thank you Connie. I think I'll take a trip to the nursery and see if they have it. Any excuse to go to the nursery :-)
Judith
7932 FGOTM 6/21
I'm old and I do wear purple |
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Killarney
True Blue Farmgirl
5069 Posts
Connie
Arlington
TN
USA
5069 Posts |
Posted - Jun 02 2024 : 10:17:46 AM
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Judith, if I don't have an excuse, I'll invent one!ha,!
Connie |
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
6910 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
6910 Posts |
Posted - Jun 04 2024 : 10:57:44 AM
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Another thunderstorm this morning with heavy rain. Not complaining because come Aug we will be glad our lakes are full when there's no rain in sight. I just came in from checking on my raised beds and the one teeny tiny tomato is still hanging on, not growing because of not enough sun. That's about to change, forecast days of sunshine ahead.
Hugs, Sara "FarmGirl Sister" #6034 Aug 2014
FGOTM Sept 2015 - Feb 2019 - Oct 2023
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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Killarney
True Blue Farmgirl
5069 Posts
Connie
Arlington
TN
USA
5069 Posts |
Posted - Jun 04 2024 : 11:27:19 AM
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Good news Sara! We had afternoon thunderstorms yesterday too.
Almost everyday for the last 2 weeks.
Your right, come August, we will be glad!
Connie |
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
6910 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
6910 Posts |
Posted - Jun 04 2024 : 11:49:12 AM
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Connie it does seem like Texas and TN are often on the same page when it comes to weather. A thunderstorm starts off in Texas, heads northeast and ends up in TN.
Hugs, Sara "FarmGirl Sister" #6034 Aug 2014
FGOTM Sept 2015 - Feb 2019 - Oct 2023
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
6910 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
6910 Posts |
Posted - Jun 22 2024 : 08:44:21 AM
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Well, rain is over with in my part of Texas, may see a shower now and then but we are in the beginning stages of a drought. I water my five tomatoes daily and when it gets hotter it could be twice a day. All five plants are loaded with different sizes of tomatoes, so I don't complain about the watering. I water in the cool of the morning and when I do water in the evening it will be when my house shades the raised beds. All plants need afternoon shade in Texas.
Hugs, Sara "FarmGirl Sister" #6034 Aug 2014
FGOTM Sept 2015 - Feb 2019 - Oct 2023
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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Killarney
True Blue Farmgirl
5069 Posts
Connie
Arlington
TN
USA
5069 Posts |
Posted - Jun 22 2024 : 10:58:41 AM
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Yep! So true. Storm starts in Texas, winds up here! We got a good soaking rain on Wednesday. High of 96 Sunday and Monday.I'll have to start watering daily soon!
Connie |
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
6910 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
6910 Posts |
Posted - Jun 25 2024 : 04:31:39 AM
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Daylight at six so I was out watering while the morning is cool. The orange milkweed I planted last year wintered over and is blooming. I planted the milkweed for monarch butterflies but haven't seen butterflies around any of my flowers this year. The other day I did see wee bees on my zinnias. My sister thinks they are cousins to bees but not a true bee. I have no idea what they are but glad to see them doing their best to pollinate my zinnias.
Hugs, Sara "FarmGirl Sister" #6034 Aug 2014
FGOTM Sept 2015 - Feb 2019 - Oct 2023
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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StitchinWitch
True Blue Farmgirl
2240 Posts
Judith
Galt
CA
USA
2240 Posts |
Posted - Jun 25 2024 : 12:30:19 PM
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Sara -- They might be Mason bees. Very beneficial, I don't think they sting, and you can buy little houses for them.
My grandson (age 31) found a catterpillar and put it in a jar with some leaves. It made a crysalis and hatched out a beautiful swallowtail butterfly. He sent me a video of setting it free.
Judith
7932 FGOTM 6/21, 6/24
I'm old and I do wear purple |
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
6910 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
6910 Posts |
Posted - Jun 25 2024 : 1:34:50 PM
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What a wonderful story about your grandson caring for the caterpillar then setting the butterfly free.
Might be Mason bees, I hope I get to see them again and again.
Hugs, Sara "FarmGirl Sister" #6034 Aug 2014
FGOTM Sept 2015 - Feb 2019 - Oct 2023
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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Killarney
True Blue Farmgirl
5069 Posts
Connie
Arlington
TN
USA
5069 Posts |
Posted - Jun 25 2024 : 2:32:03 PM
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Judith! That is an awesome thing to see!
Connie |
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
6910 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
6910 Posts |
Posted - Jun 28 2024 : 07:49:34 AM
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It was a good morning for me, I harvested two tomatoes, and had one with an avocado for breakfast. To enjoy the fruits of our labor is a very good thing.
Hugs, Sara "FarmGirl Sister" #6034 Aug 2014
FGOTM Sept 2015 - Feb 2019 - Oct 2023
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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lovecatsandsunshine
True Blue Farmgirl
270 Posts
Tara
Sands of Time
SC
USA
270 Posts |
Posted - Jun 28 2024 : 08:12:02 AM
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Plz send rain to SC, 20 days now and no rain
Today's good mood brought to you by a lot of coffee!!!
Farmgirl in SC
Farmgirl #8548
FGOTM April 2023 |
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Killarney
True Blue Farmgirl
5069 Posts
Connie
Arlington
TN
USA
5069 Posts |
Posted - Jun 28 2024 : 08:41:52 AM
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Sara,I ate the first cherry tomatoes Tuesday.
We got an hour long hard, soaking rain Wednesday!!We were driving home in it and it rained so hard I coukd barely see to drive,and it washed my truck like the car wash!!
Double Blessing!!
Connie |
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
6910 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
6910 Posts |
Posted - Jun 28 2024 : 08:44:39 AM
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Tara, on Wed we had a pop-up thunderstorm and it rained for about an hour. The first rain in almost three weeks. As we go into July and Aug we will see little or no rain, so I understand your need for rain.
Hugs, Sara "FarmGirl Sister" #6034 Aug 2014
FGOTM Sept 2015 - Feb 2019 - Oct 2023
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
6910 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
6910 Posts |
Posted - Jun 28 2024 : 08:48:04 AM
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Connie you were posting when I was. The thunderstorm came out of the northeast so it might have been the same one that hit you. I know you enjoyed your cherry tomatoes.
Hugs, Sara "FarmGirl Sister" #6034 Aug 2014
FGOTM Sept 2015 - Feb 2019 - Oct 2023
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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StitchinWitch
True Blue Farmgirl
2240 Posts
Judith
Galt
CA
USA
2240 Posts |
Posted - Jun 28 2024 : 12:20:50 PM
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Tara -- Out west we go all summer without rain. Our last rain was at the beginning of May and I don't expect to see any until October.
Judith
7932 FGOTM 6/21, 6/24
I'm old and I do wear purple |
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Killarney
True Blue Farmgirl
5069 Posts
Connie
Arlington
TN
USA
5069 Posts |
Posted - Jun 28 2024 : 12:36:03 PM
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Sara, I bet it was! I love cherry tomatoes! I had tons year before last. Last year, it was a battle with the horn worms!
Judith, wow, we should never complain about no rain!! |
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StitchinWitch
True Blue Farmgirl
2240 Posts
Judith
Galt
CA
USA
2240 Posts |
Posted - Jun 28 2024 : 12:46:57 PM
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Connie --watch out, they are still around. I had a beautiful tomato bush growing in a pot. It was totally gone in two days flat. Very disappointing, not sure if I'll replant or not. I was so looking forward to tomatoes that taste real. Three years ago we had a yellow cherry tomato that grew up over a 6 foot fence and produced pounds of the sweetest fruit. It lasted two years and never had a hornworm.
Judith
7932 FGOTM 6/21, 6/24
I'm old and I do wear purple |
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Killarney
True Blue Farmgirl
5069 Posts
Connie
Arlington
TN
USA
5069 Posts |
Posted - Jun 29 2024 : 4:43:45 PM
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Judith, I got so tired of the Horn Worms I stopped planting as many tomato plants each year.Same thing here. Destroyed a plant in a Day!!
I've tried everything!
Connie
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Edited by - Killarney on Jun 29 2024 8:38:38 PM |
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